CASN Accreditation Values CASN believes quality nursing education programs across the country can be achieved and maintained through a national accreditation process that adheres to values such as mutual respect, fairness, openness, trust, transparency, accountability, confidentiality and integrity.
CASN expects the following values to describe the relationships among all parties to the accreditation process. Parties include CASN staff and reviewers; Board of Accreditation members; and Schools of Nursing faculty, students, and administrators.
Mutual respect - showing regard for and appreciation of others
Fairness - demonstrating openness to reason and freedom from bias
- characterized by equality
Openness of communication - sharing relevant information within the structure of program policies and procedures
- ll parties entering into a free exchange of information related to the accreditation process
Confidentiality - protecting the identity, privacy rights, and anonymity of individuals and sources of information
Trust - expressing confidence in the reliability of the exchange of information to shape decision-making
Transparency - clearly articulating the process and making it available
Accountability - taking responsibility to transmit information so that decisions can be explained
Integrity - conveying accurate and consistent information by all parties
- accreditation decisions that reflect CASN accreditation policies and procedures
Guiding Principles of the CASN Accreditation Program The Task Force identified a number of principles that evolved from CASN members’ input, to guide in shaping the new program. These guiding principles are reflected in the 2005 Accreditation Program: - the accreditation process is non-prescriptive, flexible and streamlined;
- the accreditation process is a source of ongoing quality improvements in nursing education; and
- the accreditation process aligns itself with provincial regulatory processes.
More specifically, the accreditation program: - is congruent with CASN’s Baccalaureate Position Statement;
- incorporates learning outcomes with the process and structures used to achieve the outcomes;
- measures three levels of outcomes relating to development as a nurse, development as a learner, and development as a professional;
- utilizes a broad Definition of Scholarship Position Statement;
- includes both quantitative and qualitative measures; and
- provides clear definitions of terms used.
These guiding principles were utilized in the development of the CASN Accreditation Framework.
For more information on our accreditation program, please contact Rebecca Nagrodski, Accreditation Assistant, at RNagrodski@casn.ca.**
NOTE : PLEASE SEE CASN POLICY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The CASN Accreditation Program is the property of CASN. Only Canadian Schools of Nursing that are CASN member Schools, are eligible to participate in a CASN Accreditation peer review, are eligible to receive “accredited" status from the CASN Board of Accreditation and if they are successful in achieving accreditation status, are eligible to use “graduate of an accredited program" or “accredited" in the School’s and program’s publications. Any other use of the latter terms without written CASN approval will result in legal action.
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